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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SF.PTEMBER 24.1986. PAGE 3 Prïngle Creek sehool ready for fal '87, The Kids on the Block volunteers were put- Todd, Phyllis Fisher, Marne Grass and ting thefr puppets through their paces in a JeannineButler. rehearsal asat week. Seen here are Mary Free Press Staff Photo It's ok to be different Kids on the Block is an innovative new program designed to alert children to the many disabilities and handicaps that exist, the facts about these handicaps and, most importantly, to the fact that it's okay to be dif- ferent. The Kids on the Block are 12 near life-size puppets representing eight different han- dicaps ranging from diabetes, mental retar- dation and physical amd sexual abuse to blin- dness, cultural differences and physical disabilities. According to program coor- dinator Dhyana Hill1, when the puppets enact skits portraying the different handicaps and their inherent problems, the young members in the audience are drawn into a world where they can confront their questions about the handicapped without embarrassment. "It's a terrific forum for education because there's something between the kids and the puppets you just donlt get anywhere else,"1 said Mii after a rehearsal asat week at the Maplewood Resource Centre in Oshawa. Hil and her troupe of volunteer puppeteers began doing performances in Durham's schools this faîl and the shows are proving to be a big hit. In fact the troupe is already booked up until January. The first perfor- mance in Whitby will be at Palmerston Avenue Public School September 30. Hill said the shows can be individually taiiored to the requirements of the different schools. When a school books Kids on the Croven strike From pg. one eacëh of the next two years but the workers bargaining committee refused the offer. The average hourly wage at Croven is cturrently $10.12 an hour. Catiwr- wood said workers at the compsny's com- petitor in Toronto, C.R. Smelgrove, just ap- proved a contract this summer which pays them 8.75 an hour. Croven also offered to increase the workers' pension by five cents to 60 cents an hour in the first year and 65 cents an hour in the second year. Shift permiums and life insurance and accidential death in- surance were aiso in- creased. Craven said the company also of- fered to add one statutory holiday to the annual schedule and in- creased the vision care program. Catherwood said he had no ides when talks with the workers wouid restunie but said the company's offer was final. "We're just waiting to see what happens now. We'iI have to play it by ear," said the company spokesman. é.... Block, they inform the troupe if there are ar~y children in the school with a specific disability and then a skit will be prepared ad- dressing that disability. The performance is followed by a question and answer period in which childrem can ask the puppets questions. In this way, FHi11 believes the children arrive at a kmew understanding about the handicaps that sornetimes affect their fellow classmates. Although the prograru is now in full swing, Hill said they desperately meed more volun- teer puppeteers. The original troupe of seven volunteers have been working hard.simca last spring rehearsing and making props and now that the bookimgs are starting to pour in the pace la getting increasingly hectic. We really need more volunteers because they're starting to get burned out. Ail of the volunteers work and with rehearsals and two performances a week it's getting busy. We've got seven volunteers mow and they can't always corne when we need them, " said Hill. Once the troupe starts travelling to schoois outside of.Oshawa, the demands of their time wiil be that much greater and ideally Hill would like to organize two troupes. Mll Hill requires of her volunteers is enthusiasm and new volunteers will be taught everything they need to know. If you would like to volunteer or want to know more about Kids on the Block you can reach Dhyana Hill at 576-3291. By JAN DODGE Free Press Staff Ground breaking for Whitby's Pringle Creek Public School could begin in less than two weeks Millet Salter, ar- chitect for the projeet, says. At Monday night's meeting of the Durham Board of Education trustees chose to accept the lowest bidder, Division Construction from Woodbrldge. At $2.5 million that firm came in under budget. Separate contracts including carpeting, door signs and fire ex- tinguishers; miscella- neous expenses such as a building permit, soil tests and surveying ex- penses; and equipment put the price tag Up to $2.9 million. This is un- der the $3.1 million budgeted. Salter said the school would be a prototype since it la the first school in the province to be produced on a com- puter. The school, expected to open in September, 1987, will have a rated capacity by the Ministry of Education of 511 students. It will contain 10 classrooms, one kmn- dergarten, and one room each for special education, instrumental music, science, art, academnic resource, health, guidance, a library resource centre plus a general purpose room, a lunchroomn and two changerooms. 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Dumdas to the CPR If students within that track is the south boum- ares are now attending dary. The west boun- 'F.M. Heard or Whitby dary runs south on Gar- Senior, they mnay dem St. fromn Rossland rerniin at those sehools. Rd. to below Cambridge However, the board "Il Crt., over to Pringle mot provîde transpor- Creek, dowm the creek tatlon. ]Pipe boib An explosive device was disposed of by the Durham Regional bomnb squad after it was discovered at Palmer- ston Avenue Public School at 8 p.m. on Thursday, September -18. Police found the pipe bomb after being called to theaschool about a fire in the parking lot, Tjpom reaching the achool police discovered the fire was out, but found the bomb. It was disposed of by the bomb squad with no cifficulties. HI PARDNER!- You j ust mosey- on ~ down to ~4~~\ESSOME AUTO SALES and rope yer self a real fine pre owned car or truck YA HEAR! Taunton Rd. E. & Townlne Oshawa, 433-8188 ,THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OFDURHAM DURHAM NOTICE 0F PUBLIC MEETING Take notice that the Regionai Planning ComrnIttee wiIl consideraet a meeting lo be heid on: SEPTEMBER 30,1986 AT 10:00 AM. PLANNING DEPARTMENT BOAROROOM 105 CONSUMERS DRIVE, WHITBY A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN The amendment proposes to change the criteria under which rural non-farm residential clusters may be identifled by the ares municipallty and provide guldelines for their development. This would allow for minor extensions to nodes and clusters If deemed appropriate by the respective ares municipal Councîl. Subsequently, the Regional Council wIll consIder the recommandation of the Planning Cornmittee at a meeting to be held on: OCTOBER 8, 1986 AT 10:00 A.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS BUILDING 605 ROSSLAND ROAD EAST, WHITBY The report related to the proposed amendment la avalable for Inspection ln the offices of the Plan- ning Department. 105 Consumnera Drive, WhItby, or by calling Mr. L. Kotseff, M.C.I.P. Planning Department, f416) 668-7731. Requests to make a presentation before the Plan- ning Commlttee concernlng the proposed amen- diment muet be forwarded to Dr. M. Michael, M...P., Corfnlssloner of Planning, 105 Con- sumnera Drive, Whitby, Ontario LiN 6A3, and should be received by the Friday precedlng the meeting. Requesîs 10 make a presentation before Regional Council concerning the proposed amendment must be forwarded to the Regional Clerk, Regional Headquarters Building, 605 Rossland Road East, hitby, Ontario LIIN 6A3, and should be received 8hours prior to the Regional Council meeting. Gary Herrema Regional.Chairmar, C.W. Lu ndy, A. M.C.T. Regional Clerk